"He was idealized by the younger of them Elisabeth who seems to have sense an underlying strength and protectiveness not noticed by others.."

"Once during an open house in Saint-Cloud, Berry [ Louis XVI] wandered off among the public little Elisabeth followed him clinging to his coat tail . The crowds so anxious to witness this unusual sight,pushed so close around them that Berry had to lift Elisabeth in his arms:

'Gentlemen, please take care you don't crush my little sister, or she won't come and see you again.'

When I read this I let out an "aw" because it's so sweet.

Vincent Cronin: Louis Antoinette: Chapter II, The Boy Page 38.

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